Chevrons and Diamonds

The Norfolk Naval Training Station was more than halfway to their way to a 68-22-1 record when they hosted the Boston Red Sox. Two of Boston’s stars from their 1942 roster, pitcher Charlie Wagner and centerfielder Dominic DiMaggio were serving in the Navy and featured on Norfolk’s roster.

Red Sox manager Joe Cronin sent George Woods to the mound to face Norfolk and was staked to a 3-1 lead after three innings. It wasn’t until the bottom of the fifth when Norfolk plated a pair of runs. The Bluejackets pulled even in the bottom of the seventh as starter Hank Feimster shut down Boston’s batters. The two clubs were scoreless after nine innings sending the game into the tenth.

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In the bottom of the tenth with Benny McCoy stationed on third base, Don Padgett laced a single sending McCoy home for the winning tally.

A single bi-folded sheet of card stock, this magazine sized scorecard is printed in monochrome black ink and is in good condition with minor wear and yellowing. While unscored, lineups are penciled in. An additional crease is likely due to the original owner folding and tucking into a pocket.

Norfolk Naval Training Station Bluejackets:

No.	Name	Position	1942 Club
2	Ben McCoy	Inf	Great Lakes
7	Jim Carlin	Inf	NTS Norfolk
8	Jack Conway	Inf	Baltimore/NTS Norfolk
13	Phil Rizzuto	Inf	New York Yankees
16	Eddie Robinson	Inf	Baltimore
19	Jeff Cross	Inf	Rochester/Houston
3	Ernest DeVaurs	OF	NTS Norfolk
21	Don Padgett	OF	St. Louis/Great Lakes
11	Jim Gleeson	OF	Cincinnati/Columbus
9	Dominick DiMaggio	OF	Boston Red Sox
20	Mel Preibisch	OF/Asst.	NTS Norfolk
1	Fred Hutchinson	P	NTS Norfolk
5	Walter Masterson	P	Washington
6	Henry Feimster	P	NTS Norfolk
10	Tom Earley	P	Boston Braves
12	Max Wilson	P	NTS Norfolk
14	Charles Wagner	P	Boston Red Sox
15	Ray Volpi	P	Kansas City
17	Carl Ray	P	NTS Norfolk
4	Vincent Smith	C	NTS Norfolk
18	Bill Deininger	C	Sheboygan Wis.
	G. R. Bodie, Bos’n	Head Coach	NTS Norfolk
	C. M. Parker, Ensign	Assistant	NTS Norfolk

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